Following Real Madrid’s 3-0 Spanish Super Cup semi-final victory over Mallorca on Thursday, the first Clásico of 2025 is here at a moderate pace. Jude Bellingham scored the winning goal to set up the meeting between the two opponents, as Los Blancos took on Barcelona and then took the lead from Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday by a 2-0 margin with Gavi and Lamine Yamal scoring. The Super Cup final will be played on the field on Sunday, January 12 at 2 pm ET at the King Abdullah Sports Town Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. La Real added late goals through an own goal and a shot from Rodrygo.
How you can attend and probabilities
- Year: Sunday, January 12 | Was: 2 pm Eastern Time
- Location: King Abdullah Sports City — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- TV: ABC | They are living the flow: Fubo TV (Aims at independent people)
- Odd: Real Madrid +130; Draw +260; Barcelona +160
Barcelona will look for a step back after losing the most recent edition 4-1 against Real Madrid, but this Super Cup is something that has been changing hands between the two since moving to Saudi Arabia in 2022. Real Madrid he won in 2022 and 2024 to the present Barcelona. triumphed in 2023. This may be reflected in the Los Angeles League because the winner of the Super Cup, since moving to Saudi Arabia, has spent a long time directly to win the Los Angeles League.
For something that can be taken as a midseason boast, the stakes are always high when those two meet. It is much more notable for Real Madrid as a feature of Kylian Mbappé and a victory would underpin the takeover that the Frenchman’s time as number nine in Madrid is easily and effectively underway after a below-par start in Spain. The Classics are where legends are made, and that’s especially true when there’s silverware in the sequence.
Barcelona won their biggest match in October 4-0 with a Robert Lewandowski brace, but those are very different teams now than when they met in full. Barcelona’s defense has been suspect and Madrid’s attack is finding the toes that could form this other one.
After registering in the Los Angeles League after financial problems, there is also the expectation that Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor could be part of the final and then not be in the creation lineups for their maximum match. Olmo in particular has a major presence in Barcelona’s attack, so being at full power will be extraordinary. Aurelien Tchouameni’s health is also something to take into account, as he was removed from the game against Mallorca due to a knock. It was probably a precautionary measure, but if the total fails, it could be a dissipation, as Real’s intensity could lead to a clash.
